Unboxing the Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro
- The Antminer KS5 Pro comes in a fully padded box to prevent any damage during shipping. The entire ASIC is wrapped around an antistatic bag for extra protection.
Things you need to consider before mining with your Antminer KS5 Pro
- The Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro is noisy. The noise level of KS5 Pro is around 75db. Hence, choose a remote and well-ventilated space for mining with your Antminer KS5 Pro, as it will be loud.
- The next thing to consider is setting up an appropriate power infrastructure, as the regular home voltage setup won’t work. You will need a dedicated 240V 30A circuit. Collaborate with a certified electrician to get the electric circuit done.
- Next, get a dedicated power distribution unit (PDU). The ASIC comes with a P13 to C21 cable, which you can plug into the PDU.
- Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro doesn’t have wifi support. Hence, ensure you have a proper wired internet connection in your mining area.
- Next, you will need a crypto wallet to store your Kaspa.
How to Setup Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro?
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro.
Preparing the ASIC
- Connect one end of the P13 to C21 cable into the PDU and the other end to Antminer KS5 Pro.
- Connect the ethernet cable to your Antminer KS5 Pro.
- Switch on the ASIC. It may take a few minutes to start.
Configuring the ASIC
- The next step is to find the IP address of your Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro. You can get the IP address with either of the following steps.
~ You can use the free program software called Advanced IP Scanner to get your miner’s IP address.
~ Alternatively, you can log in to your router and get the IP address.
~ Here, let’s take the advanced IP scanner for illustration. The software automatically scans your IP address. You can copy that address.
Accessing the Antminer KS5 Pro via the Web Browser
- Enter the copied address on a web browser to access the Web GUI of your Antminer KS5 Pro.
- It will navigate to the screen asking for a username and password. Enter “root” as both username and password.
- Now, you can access the Web GUI of your Bitmain Antminer KS5 Pro.
Adding the Mining Pool
- Go to the settings page on the web GUI. There you will find the option to add the mining pool.
- Since there are so many mining pools, finding the right Kaspa mining pool can be challenging for some. You can check on the website Mining Pool Stats by searching for the cryptocurrency Kaspa that you want to mine.
- It is highly recommended to choose the mining pools with lower hash rates for better decentralization. Let’s take Kryptex for illustration here.
- Go to Kryptex. You can copy the mining pool address.
- You can paste that copied address on the web GUI of Antminer KS5 Pro.
- You can also add the backup mining pools.
- The next step is to fill up the miner’s name. Your crypto wallet receiving address is your Miner’s name. It is highly recommended to use a tangem wallet. Paste your receiving address on the Miner’s name field. Make sure there are no extra spaces or spelling errors.
- You can copy and paste the same miner’s name in all the tabs.
- You can enter the password as X. Hit save.
Start Mining Kaspa
- Copy the Kaspa’s address.
- Paste the copied address into Kryptex’s mining pool.
- You can see the mining pool is already connected.
- You can see the mining pool mining at its maximum hash rate.
